Tarah Gieger
Gieger in 2011
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| Born | September 18, 1985 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
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| Country |  Puerto Rico |
| Sport | Motocross |
Tarah Gieger (born September 18, 1985 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican female professional motocross racer.[1][2][3]
Early years
Gieger's parents moved to Puerto Rico from Florida, where they established a surf shop.[4][5] Gieger began practicing surfing, but she switched to motorcycles when she was 10 years old.[6] She began riding them in the mountains of San Sebastián where crowds gather to practice.[5]
Professional career
In 2003, Gieger began racing professionally.[1][7] Gieger won Loretta Lynn AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship titles in 2004, 2006, and 2007.[8] Also in 2007, she became the first female racer ever to compete in the Motocross des Nations.[3][7] In 2008, Gieger won the first women's supercross event at the X Games XIV.[1][2][7]
The following year, a broken wrist prevented Gieger from being among the medalists of the X Games. On March 2010, she joined the Troy Lee Design/Lucas Oil/Honda motocross racing team.[7] After that, she won the silver medal at the women's supercross event at the X Games for two years in a row (2010 and 2011).[9]
In 2013, Gieger finished fourth in the Ford Women's Enduro X Final at the X Games Barcelona.[10] That same year, she was photographed nude for ESPN:The Magazine while riding a bike.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ESPN profile of Tarah Gieger
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Athlete.com profile of Tarah Gieger
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cooler interview with Tarah Gieger
- ↑ etnies sponsor profile of Tarah Gieger
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Troy Lee Designs sponsor profile and brief interview of Tarah Gieger
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Tarah Gieger Joins TLD/Lucas Oil/Honda Team", Motorcycle-USA.com
- ↑ Loretta Lynn Amateur National Championship Hall of Fame
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Ford Women's Enduro X Results
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57fzagVkS0s
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